Which is the BEST Final Fantasy to Start With?

What's your favourite Final Fantasy and which one do you advise people to start with? Support me here: www.patreon.com/ABitMoreJordan Purchase Final Fantasy stuff below. Pixel Remasters on Switch: bit.ly/3Zl0TW6 More Final Fantasy Goodness Here: www.play-asia.com/search/final+fantasy?tagid=30932… Here: videogamesplus.ca/BGPRSO

VII was the first one I was introduced to. Still holds a special spot as a top favorite game.

As someone who played IX 1st i say it IS a good starting point. Everything is built to amaze you.

Your pick for starting FF games are actually the exact ones I would have picked as well. I think depending on what you're looking for there's two distinct "eras" of Final Fantasy that give two good starting choices: If you want the classic retro experience (the pixel sprite based ones) then FFIV is perhaps the best starting point. It's where Final Fantasy really hit their stride in terms of story. You can feel their confidence in their product finally after the first three being experimenting. And as for the more modern ones. Oh YES it's FFX. It's incredibly accessible being on everything, it's got a fantastic story with excellent pacing where the lore is divulged in palatable bite size portions where you never truly feel overwhelmed at any moment. It's beginner friendly with easy to figure out mechanics and well explained tutorials. It still holds up visually and looks fantastic in some scenes even compared to modern titles today. The voice acting for the most part ranges from "fine" to fantastic. It's soundtrack is a KNOCKOUT. It has the best turn based battle system with ctb bar. It's got lots of endgame content. Can I praise this game enough?!! I really can't. it's just such a solid masterpiece of a game and easily worth your time playing. I haven't had a single person play this game and not enjoy it. It truly is something special.

Wonderful video as always. Wish there was a summary chart of your rankings. It would help for me to follow along. Thanks!

Oh, this video was so needed, thanks Jordan, outstanding content as always! I've never played any FF but was crazy to start it somewhere, just had no idea where. I wish you could do a same style video on other major jrpg series, like Dragon Quest and Trails. Cheers!

I played them all in order of release over the span of a year and highly recommend, seeing the evolution of the games with each entry was so awesome as well as understanding call backs to previous characters etc

Thanks Jordan, for yet another amazing and insightful perspective. I shall be sending this to the wife... I keep trying to get her to play a final fantasy, just any of them. I always suggest she start with 6 or 7, but she's more familiar with KH and the arpg combat kind of stuff, so she has been intrigued by 7r and 15. I'm thinking GENUINELY 9 or 10 will probably wind up being where she starts, I don't know. I am sending this to her meow. Hope all is well for you and the rest of the family at switchwatch! Haven't been on too much of the youtubes lately. Cheers everyone!

Great stuff guy

So, I've played 1-10, 12, and 15. Never finished 8, 10 (90% or so, bounced off Sin), or 15, but am familiar with them through retrospectives. I largely agree with Jordan here. FFX or FFIV would be my recommended starting points, with 15 getting a nod for being the most up to date (discounting 7R because I agree you should play OG7 first).

I personally started with FFX when i was a kid, my mother had it on PS2 and i picked it up there, it came out when i was born but i quickly fell in love with it and picked up the hd remaster on ps3, later on switch then on PC and have played it over and over, its a great starter for the start of the more modern and more intensively rendered games that would come later, i have a very soft spot in my heart for the franchise and am excited for XVI to arrive on PC because i can't justify to myself to get a PS5 just for that game alone, not yet

Great video

My first (and favorite to this day) final fantasy was 4 on the snes, but I played it on release. At the time it was a big step forward in every way. While it has aged, it set the template for what final fantasy became for a decade. If anyone decides to go with it, I recommend the psp version.

I actually agree with your Terminator/Alien example: everyone knows the sequels and most people seen them on TV or whatever, but so many ignore the first ones and it's just not the same experience not watching the original film. Surprisingly, Final Fantasy I is NOT awkward, apart from characters starting with no equipment, it's VERY accessible. There are moments where you can get lost but those are in every game (my friend dropped FFVII twice when Yuffie stole his materia and he didn't know what to do next). Get a guide, I guess, but playing FF1 is something really special because it feels like a proper D&D game but Japanese.

About to start up the Pixel Remix for my first FF ever. I guess I’ll try 4 first. Thanks!

My first was VIII or VII but i believe it was VIII, it was an incredible start, have so much mixed feelings, the Junction system was hard at first, in fact it's maybe the hardest system in the series. But once you try the hardest one first then the rest will felt easy, that's what i felt, VII is too simple with materia and IX is also simple with the equipment and abilities, so i think IX is 5/5 to be a start, its simple and anyone can understand the system well. I hardly finish the series below VII, i just don't like the graphics, and lack of characters stories for each one made them like puppets that's there only to assist you, you see in IX everyone joins you because of a strong purpose, each one has a story, that's what makes "fantasy" for me

As a fan of every single FF (hard to do, I know) I tried putting myself in those starting shoes. I came up with almost an identical list as you. Exceptions were a minor point added to 15 and 14 I classed as closer to a 2/5 since it was actually reasonable to learn the mechanics. Solid list and couldn't complain whatsoever. My bias is to 11 as my favorite, and one of those players still playing it. Still agree with the 0/5 on it, lol.

For today's gamer I suggest starting with FF14 or FFX But personally I think you should start with FF4

You’re right, because I started FF with 6, it’s hard to play other games before or after without comparing. My other favorites are 9, 10-2, and 12.

My first was the gba version of 1, favorite used to be a tie between 4 and 6, but after remake I finally got around to playing 7 and it may be my new favorite. The more my appreciation for that one increases the less I like remake lol.